Below you will find HR News for university employees including training, benefits,
compensation, payroll, and other news of importance. For news specific to UA Benefits
including archived news, please see our Benefits News site.
Human Resources News
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ComPsych EAP provider now available
July 08, 2022
Effective 7/1/22, all UA employees and their families now have access to the services provided by our new Employee Assistance Program through ComPsych! Employees can use the following information to contact ComPsych via phone, app, and website.
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July 08, 2022
The UA HR office in Anchorage now has a secure drop box available at 1815 Bragaw Street. It is located outside of the main doors and available 24/7. In Fairbanks, the drop box is located inside the Butrovich Building just outside of Suite 211. In Juneau, the UA HR drop box is located in Soboleff 225.
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New interface for UA HR Requests launched as of July 1
July 08, 2022
As promised, as of July 1, 2022, UA employees can now experience a new look and feel with UA HR's request system and knowledge database. Please visitour UA HR Knowledge Base where you can search for HR information. From there you can access our Services web page to submit a request for assistance.
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UA HR Expanding Brown Bag Sessions for Supervisors starts Wednesday July 13
July 08, 2022
The UA HR team invites you to participate in the expanded monthly Brown Bag Lunch Forum specifically for Supervisors. This forum will be held on the second Wednesday of each month, in addition to the forum held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
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UA HR Embraces Year Long Project to redesign the current UA HR website
July 08, 2022
Members of the UA HR Leadership team recently met and embraced new projects for the coming year. The first project to be announced is a complete redesign of UA HR web pages to include easy to use layouts for information specific to human resources personnel and current, future and past employees.
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New Employee Assistance Program provider beginning July 1
June 17, 2022
The university will be switching Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providers from Deer Oaks to ComPsych/Vivacity. Effective July 1, UA employees will need to contact ComPsych for any EAP needs from emotional support for mental health concerns, work-life solutions, to legal guidance, and financial resources.
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UA HR Expanding Brown Bag Sessions for Supervisors
June 17, 2022
Mark your calendar! The expanded sessions will launch on the 2nd Wednesday of each month beginning July 13
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Coming Soon! New Interface for UA HR Requests
June 17, 2022
As we bid a fond farewell to Spoke, effective July 1, 2022 HR employees and customers will have a streamlined interface (Enterprise Service management or ESM) for submitting requests via UA HR's website.
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June 17, 2022
For employees who qualify for a Personal Holiday, it must be taken by June 18. Additionally, any unused annual leave in excess of 240 hours will be forfeited after June 30.
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Annual Performance Reviews Due By 6/30/22
June 17, 2022
Supervisors are responsible for ensuring evaluations are completed for their team members by the fiscal year end.